Ariana Grande celebrated Aretha Franklin's life with a powerful tribute at her funeral on Friday (August 31), where she performed an emotional rendition of the soul icon's 1967 classic, "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman."

“I met her a few times. We sang at the White House, and she was so sweet, and she was so cute,” Grande told Jimmy Fallon during aTonight Show appearance earlier this month. “I was like, ‘How are you a real person?’ It’s an honor to have met her, and we’re gonna celebrate her.”